VOA标准英语2011--Great Plains Ranching Faces Uncertain Future

Great Plains Ranching Faces Uncertain Future Theres a chill in the air as high plains winds beat against the walls of Assumption Abbey. The Benedictine monastery stands like a great stone fortress at the edge of the small town of Richardton, North Da

VOA常速英语2008年-Pentagon Chief Says Future Iraq Agreement Won't

By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2008 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says a future Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) negotiated with the Iraqi government will not include a formal arrangement requiring the United States to defend Iraq. VOA's

VOA常速英语2008年-Officials Urge NATO to Save Afghanistan, Future

By Sonja Pace London 08 February 2008 There has been no shortage of dire predictions recently of the potentially disastrous consequences if NATO does not pull together to put more troops and equipment on the ground in Afghanistan. Senior U.S. officia

VOA标准英语2008年-Europe Weighs Future With Russia

As divisions intensify between the West and Russia over the crisis in Georgia, the European Union (EU), finds itself in the role of main mediator and peace broker. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris, some experts say the states of the former Soviet Unio

VOA常速英语2007-Ethanol Helps Fuel US Family Farms' Future

By Jeffrey Young Washington 16 October 2007 U.S. farmers have gone through many cycles of boom and bust. But as VOA's Jeffrey Young reports, prospects for American agriculture are looking up, thanks to rising crop prices and land values, especially i

VOA常速英语2007年-High-Tech Korea Eyes 'Ubiquitous' Future

By Kurt Achin Seoul, South Korea 19 November 2007 From the classroom to the car garage, broadband technologies are reshaping life for South Koreans. VOA Correspondent Kurt Achin in Seoul takes a look at wired South Korea. In an experimental South Kor

VOA常速英语2007年-Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Upbeat on Future

By Michael Bowman Washington 04 December 2007 A senior Iraqi Shi'ite leader says his country is taking important steps toward a brighter future in matters of security, national reconciliation, governance, and the economy. VOA's Michael Bowman reports

2006年VOA标准英语-Kurdish Students in Iraq Hopeful for the Future

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 19 June 2006 In the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, the insurgency wracking other parts of the country seems remote. In a region that has long attended to its own affairs, people are looking to the future. In the cit

2007年VOA标准英语-Kano Hospital Serves Scores of Psychiatric Pati

By Isiyaku Ahmed Kano,Nigeria 07 June 2007 In Nigeria, the psychiatric hospital in the northern town of Kano covers all forms of mental illness. It also accommodates patients from other northern Nigerian towns and neighboring countries like: - the Re

VOA标准英语2010年-Sudden Infant Death Tied to Brain Chem

It is called crib death or SIDS which stands for sudden infant death syndrome. Parents put a seemingly healthy infant to sleep and return to find the baby has stopped breathing. The causes remain a mystery, but new research suggests a chemical imbala

2007年VOA标准英语-Protests Continue Over Removal of Pakistan's Ch

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 March 2007 Tension is mounting throughout much of Pakistan as protests continue over the controversial suspension of the country's top judge. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports the chief justice vows

2007年VOA标准英语-Yazidi, Muslim Leaders in Kurdistan Condemn Rec

By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 17 August 2007 The death toll from a series of suicide attacks on Iraq's Yazidi sect on Tuesday continues to rise. Officials now estimate at least 400 people were killed and hundreds more wounded when four truck bombs expl

2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Tests New Weaponry as Nuke Tensions Rise

By Margaret Besheer Washington 04 November 2006 As international tensions continue to rise over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Iranian regime has tested new military weaponry in the third day of war games in the Persian Gulf. Iran's elite Revolutiona

2006年VOA标准英语-Specialty Grocer Caters to Muslim Americans

By Odil Ruzaliev Washington, DC 09 November 2006 watch Halal Grocer report Shoppers inside of the Halal store The continuing influx of immigrants to the United States has meant a proliferation of shops, restaurants and other businesses catering to s

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia Reacts Mildly to EU Condemnation

Russia has offered a muted response to Monday's European Union special summit meeting on Georgia, saying the majority of European countries confirmed the path toward partnership with Russia. During its one day emergency summit, the European Union st

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Says It Will Accept UN Cease-fire, But F

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 August 2006 An Israeli artillery piece fires to targets in southern Lebanon from a position along the border in northern Israel, Sunday Aug. 13, 2006 Israel's Cabinet has agreed to a U.N.-mediated cease-fire, aimed at endi

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Say Terrorists Motivated by Divers

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 April 2006 watch Motivation report Terrorism existed thousands of years before the word entered European languages following the French Revolution in the late 18th

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Terrorists Kill 11 Employees at Baghdad T

By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 12 October 2006 Iraqi authorities say gunmen stormed a new Iraqi satellite television station in eastern Baghdad early Thursday killing 11 employees. At least eight other people perished elsewhere in a series of attacks. --

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Says it Will Not Give Terrorists Nu

By Scott Stearns White House 19 October 2006 North Korea says it will not help terrorists acquire nuclear weapons. U.S. President George Bush says the United States would act to stop such a transfer if North Korea tries to export nuclear technology.

VOA标准英语2010年-Terrorists: Criminals or Enemy Combata

How will alleged perpetrators of terrorism be prosecuted, in federal court or by military tribunals? The prospect of trying the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks in US federal court, and the criminal charges filed in Detroit against Chri